comics
Improper Books at Thought Bubble 2013
Hall plans have been announced for this year’s Thought Bubble Comic Con, which is taking place on Saturday and Sunday, November 23rd and 24th 2013 in Leeds. We’re excited to be attending and you’ll be able to find us in New Dock Hall on tables 51-53, which is just to the right when you enter. […]
Butterfly Gate and Knight & Dragon UK indie editions out November 2013
Limited UK indie editions of Butterfly Gate, by Benjamin Read and Chris Wildgoose, and Knight & Dragon, by Matt Gibbs and Bevis Musson, will be available Wednesday, November 20th 2013 from supporting UK comic shops. Thanks to the support of retailers, such as Page 45 (Nottingham), Travelling Man (Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle and York), Gosh! (London), […]
Delcourt To Publish Porcelain Trilogy
We’re delighted to announce Delcourt will be publishing the French language edition of Porcelain: A Gothic Fairy Tale, by Benjamin Read and Chris Wildgoose, which is scheduled for a September 2014 release. As the leading independent comic publisher in France, and with a strong record of adapting US comics, Delcourt’s passion and expertise are a […]
Porcelain release news round-up
It’s been a fantastic couple of weeks for Benjamin Read and Chris Wildgoose’s Porcelain: A Gothic Fairy Tale. On July 17th, the second UK print run was released via Diamond Comics, following the sold out UK indie release earlier in the year. A week later this was followed by the wider North American and international release […]
Porcelain Diamond Comics release dates
We’ve had confirmation from Diamond Comics of the releases dates for Benjamin Read and Chris Wildgoose’s Porcelain: A Gothic Fairy Tale; it will be available in all good comic shops from Wednesday, July 17th in the United Kingdom and Wednesday, July 24th in North America, and it can still be ordered via Diamond’s code: MAY131178. […]
Porcelain 3D Carriage
On his website Tim Wildgoose, the talented brother of Chris Wildgoose, has posted how he went about constructing a 3D printed version of the carriage from Porcelain: A Gothic Fairy Tale. Working from Chris’ sketches, Tim created a 3D SketchUp model that Chris could then use as an illustration guide. Taking this SketchUp model to […]
Porcelain book trailer
As snow falls on a magical city, the urchin, Child, steals into the Porcelain Maker’s garden. Captured by his alchymical porcelain automata, she charms her way into his life and he becomes the father she never had. He has only one rule; she must never, ever, open the workshop door. Our first creator-owned graphic novel, […]
Butterfly Gate colours, a touch of dark summer
Alongside gearing up for the July Diamond Comics release of Porcelain: A Gothic Fairy Tale, Benjamin Read and Chris Wildgoose have also been working on Butterfly Gate, and we thought we’d share the first few pages that have been beautifully coloured by Derek Dow and Alexa Rosa. Butterfly Gate follows the story of two siblings […]
Porcelain available via Diamond for July 2013 release
“Porcelain is a gorgeous and haunting steampunkesque fairy tale. Creepy, compelling and beautifully realised.” Kurt Busiek (Astro City, Avengers, Conan, Marvels) “A haunting, umbral, and surprisingly charming story, told with confidence and great skill. I can’t wait to see what they come up with next.” Antony Johnston (Wasteland, The Coldest City, Alex Rider graphic novels) […]
Porcelain UK indie release sells out
“Porcelain is a gorgeous and haunting steampunkesque fairy tale. Creepy, compelling and beautifully realised.” Kurt Busiek (Astro City, Avengers, Conan, Marvels) “A haunting, umbral, and surprisingly charming story, told with confidence and great skill. I can’t wait to see what they come up with next.” Antony Johnston (Wasteland, The Coldest City, Alex Rider graphic novels) […]